COMMUNITY CASE STUDY
Effective Tobacco Control in Washington State: A Smart Investment for Healthy Futures

Year

Adult Smoking Prevalence, Washington State, %

Adult Smoking Prevalence, United States, %

Per Capita Funding for Tobacco Control Programs, Washington State, $

1990

22.5

25.5

0.04

1991

23.3

25.7

0.20

1992

21.4

26.5

0.19

1993

21.9

25.0

0.19

1994

21.9

25.5

0.19

1995

20.2

24.7

0.18

1996

23.4

24.7

0.18

1997

23.8

24.7

0.18

1998

21.4

24.1

0.17

1999

22.4

23.5

0.17

2000

20.7

23.2

0.19

2001

22.5

22.7

2.51

2002

21.5

22.4

2.90

2003

19.8

21.6

4.30

2004

19.5

20.9

4.25

2005

17.6

20.9

4.81

Figure 1. Smoking prevalence rates among adults in Washington State and the United States and tobacco control funding per capita in Washington State, 1990 through 2005. Data for Washington State are from the Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; data for the United States are from the National Health Interview Survey. The point of inflection is defined
as the point at which the slope of a line changes significantly. The point
of inflection for Washington State is 2001.

Figure 2. Smoking prevalence rates among 8th-grade youths in Washington State and in the United States, 1990 through 2005. Data for Washington State are from the Washington State Healthy Youth Survey; data for the United States are from the national Monitoring the Future survey.

Figure 3. Smoking prevalence rates among
demographic groups in Washington State that have prevalence rates higher than the state average.
The category "Hispanic/Latino" includes English-speaking people of any race.
The
Healthy People 2010 goal is 12%. Data are from the Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2005.

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